Did you know that 75% of all celiac disease patients have low bone density (osteopenia) and that nearly 40% of all celiac disease patients have full-blown osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is the quintessential silent disease. Most people only learn they suffer from the disease after they break a bone. This lesson will help you identify this stealthy…
Read More >How Gluten Intolerance Causes Acid Reflux
If your body doesn’t tolerate gluten, you may feel the consequences well beyond your small intestine. For the most part, when people think about the digestive symptoms of gluten intolerance, they think about problems originating from their stomach to their colon. But did you know the problems may begin even before your stomach? This lesson…
Read More >How Much Gluten Is Too Much Gluten?
If you are new to a gluten-free diet, you may wonder how much gluten is too much? Or what should you do if you accidentally consume a little gluten because you couldn’t control the preparation environment or because you just didn’t know something was made with gluten? Learn how much gluten it takes to do damage.
Read More >Four Different Types Of Celiac Disease?
I’m somewhat skeptical of these categories of celiac disease and I wonder if some of them represent a transitional period of understanding of gluten and its influence on our bodies. In fact, I’m not confident calling them different “types” will remain accurate. I think it may be better to describe them as different manifestations of celiac disease. But it is important you familiarize yourself with them so you can be more knowledgeable and empowered when you discuss gluten intolerance with your doctor.
Read More >Silent Celiac Disease Symptoms
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder which impacts the small intestines and can eventually lead to the inability to absorb essential nutrients. Nearly 1 in every 100 people in the United States suffers from symptoms of this condition. The troubling thing is that celiac disease can be life threatening in some instances. Silent celiac disease is particularly troubling because it can exist without any of the common traditional symptoms.
Read More >Celiac Disease And Dental Health
In cases of silent celiac disease, sometimes your dentist may be the one to discover and diagnose your long-suffering condition. Two common celiac symptoms, or conditions closely associated with celiac disease, include defects with your dental enamel and chronic, recurring canker sores. Both non-celiac gluten sensitivity and celiac disease can manifest symptoms and ailments well…
Read More >Celiac Disease More Widespread Than Many Believe
A new study points out two disturbing trends: celiac disease is becoming more common and a vast majority of people with celiac disease don’t know they have it. They Mayo Clinic and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases teamed to conduct this comprehensive and revealing study.
Read More >More Undiagnosed Celiac Disease In U.S. Than In Europe
A study published in the medical journal BMC Gastroenterology found that on average it takes 9.7 years for a celiac patient to be diagnosed after he or she first experiences symptoms, and 5.8 years after visiting a doctor about those symptoms. According to the Columbia University Medical Center, the U.S. has more cases of undiagnosed celiac disease than Europe because doctors do not prescribe intestinal biopsies enough. No blood panel is 100% accurate; an intestinal biopsy is the only gold standard for celiac disease diagnosis.
Read More >Celiac Disease Symptoms
Since celiac disease symptoms occur as a result of consuming gluten, people often categorize celiac disease (CD) as a digestive disorder. But the symptoms are actually the result of an autoimmune disease, and often the most insidious and serious signs aren’t as tangible and immediate as various intestinal discomforts. CD may also manifest itself very differently in different people, so it is difficult to use a checklist of symptoms to identify this condition.
Read More >11 Common Celiac Disease Myths
Despite the growing gluten-free diet craze, many people remain surprisingly uninformed or misinformed when it comes to celiac disease. In this lesson I’ll try to dispel the most common celiac disease myths. Think you know better than to subscribe to these common myths? Jump down to the quiz: Take The Quiz! (I really hope regular…
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